To the Editor:
The proposed school consolidation has been a very confusing and ever-changing issue. Mayor Hodgson and the Surf City Council have supported keeping both schools, doing necessary repairs and updates (that do not include updates in preparation for the addition at EJ). I have to wonder why no investigation of repair costs has been pursued. The proposal on the table for referendum is around $16 million. Very broad-brush estimates for the alternative repairs were once quoted at around $8 million.
August 24, 2016
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